I Love Tacos but...

poodledoodlepop
poodledoodlepop Posts: 23 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
They are so darn high in calories even the soft shell chicken ones, and the worst part is I get mine out of a taco truck and don't know the nutrition info... How do you deal with food when there is no way to figure out calories? Also please Friend me if your looking for friends! I am!
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  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited November 2015
    Make them yourself

    I've never eaten a taco so what's in it? Bet you could adapt to a lower calorie version
  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    I love tacos too. I work them in when I can. Can you break the truck ones down into components? You'll still be guesstimating but it might get you closer to their actual impact.
  • poodledoodlepop
    poodledoodlepop Posts: 23 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    Make them yourself

    I've never eaten a taco so what's in it? Bet you could adapt to a lower calorie version

    Really you have never had a taco? Interesting, where are you from?
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    That looks quite delicious actually

    http://www.skinnytaste.com/2015/04/grilled-chicken-tacos-with-lettuce-slaw.html

    Although I would have thought the shell would immediately disintegrate on first bite ...so I'd go for a wrap or tortilla
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    poodledoodlepop wrote: »
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    Make them yourself

    I've never eaten a taco so what's in it? Bet you could adapt to a lower calorie version

    Really you have never had a taco? Interesting, where are you from?

    I'm English :)
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    I like fajitas ..it's not like we don't have the food here ..we don't have taco vans though generally

    Although I saw a burrito van in my local street market today so there's that
  • poodledoodlepop
    poodledoodlepop Posts: 23 Member
    Do you watch coronation street?!? My favorite bbc show!
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited November 2015
    poodledoodlepop wrote: »
    Do you watch coronation street?!? My favorite bbc show!

    Used to ...not for a few years...and now I barely recognise any of the characters

    I grew up in Manchester, where it's based ...there are terraced streets like that (not where I lived but probably 20 minutes away)
  • poodledoodlepop
    poodledoodlepop Posts: 23 Member
    Jealous!!!!!
  • prettysoul1908
    prettysoul1908 Posts: 200 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    Make them yourself

    I've never eaten a taco so what's in it? Bet you could adapt to a lower calorie version

    +100

    I make a ground turkey version
  • TheBeachgod
    TheBeachgod Posts: 825 Member
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  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    poodledoodlepop wrote: »
    Jealous!!!!!

    That strikes me as funny ...it rains a lot, you never see that on the TV

    ...cos Manchester :bigsmile:
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    All this time, I never knew tacos had to be high in calories.

    Easy on the cheese, easy on the sour cream. Lettuce, tomato, jalapeños, salsa, etc. have almost no calories.

    If you're really hungry, maybe consider one large one rather than two smaller ones if that saves calories on the tortillas.
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    I could eat tacos all day! I do rough guesstimates when there isn't info readily available. I'll look for entries that "sound" about right and use them.
  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
    They don't really need to be high calorie at all. Save some on the shell/wrap if you can. Like, eat most of the filling with a fork and only eat half the tortilla. Or get a bowl without the tortilla, and have a side of chips to dip a few in the filling. Easy on the sour cream, avocado, cheese. Have as much lettuce, onions, salsa and meat as you like. Maybe make them at home a couple times to see how much 2 oz of shredded meat really looks.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Agree, make your own.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    Make your own.
    Watch the toppings. Meat and vegetables and a tortilla aren't so bad. It is the cheese, guacamole and sour cream that pile on the calories.
    Have a taco salad if the shell or tortilla is too many calories for you. Still tasty.
    Find a similar item from another restaurant if you are looking for nutrition information.
  • festerw
    festerw Posts: 233 Member
    They aren't terrible, I use ground turkey and use hard shells
    2oz ground turkey 60 cal
    1 ortega hard shell 60 cal
    lettuce 10 cal
    14 grams cheese 55 cal
    Jalepeno 10 cal
    30 grams light sour cream 40 cal
    32 grams Ortega taco sauce 20 cal
    Ortega Taco Seasoning 15 cal
    270 per taco

  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    Use plain greek yogurt instead of sour cream. It's amazing!
  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
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  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    Also: street tacos are usually the best, just one or two steamed corn tortillas, your choice of meat, and finely minced minced onion & cilantro. Out west they never come with cheese and a drizzle of cream is only on request. They end up being a terrific protein & the carb is whole grain. Plus raw onion & cilantro have lots of fresh nutrients. I like hard shell tacos too. I just work them in when the mood strikes. A life without tacos now & again seems grim.
  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    Also: rock your homemade taco world by subbing chorizo for ground meats or learn to make a crockpot version of carnitas or shredded beef.
  • MommyL2015
    MommyL2015 Posts: 1,411 Member
    I sometimes make a taco salad type of thing where I take one hard shell and break it up, add the meat, cheese, veggies and salsa all to a bowl and eat that. I can sit and eat about 6 tacos, but this way I can still eat a big bowl full, but only have one or two shells. The hard ones are only about 60 calories each, so it's not all that bad. I don't do sour cream, so that never goes on my tacos anyway.
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    I really want tacos now. I agree, making your own so that you control what goes into them is the way to go.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    i eat tacos all of the time living here in New Mexico...i don't find them to be particularly high calorie.
  • thereshegoesagain
    thereshegoesagain Posts: 1,056 Member
    I buy regular corn tortillas, 50 calories each. I heat it up in a pan, almost toasting it which gives it a nice firm texture without being crunchy. Then I load them up with avocado, lettuce, tomato, green onions, a sprinkling of cheese and hot sauce. So healthy, easy and delicious.
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    That's it! I'm having tacos tonight! I might even have 2 or 3!
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    If it's got a hard shell it isn't a taco.

    You can have something great without cream cheese, that awful yellow cheese or guacamole.
    Tortilla, carne asada, salsa verde, coriander. Done.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    i eat tacos all of the time living here in New Mexico...i don't find them to be particularly high calorie.

    I also don't find them particularly high calorie.
  • MarcyKirkton
    MarcyKirkton Posts: 507 Member
    Tacos are one of my own go-to diet meals.

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